Acoustics 101-Designing Porous, Resonant and Reflective Sound Treatments
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Acoustics 101-Designing Sound Treatments

Chappie Blu-ray 4K Review
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Chappie Blu-ray 4K Review

ATSC 3.0 Is Finally Here
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ATSC3-Next Gen TV

Lee Ritenour-Gentle Thoughts-Direct To Disc Vinyl Review
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Lee Ritenour-Gentle Thoughts-Direct To Disc Vinyl Review

Oppo UDP-203 and UDP-205 Now Support HDR10+
Oppo To Support HDR10+             It is now strongly rumored that Oppo is going to support the new HDR10+ standard through a firmware upgrade. This is excellent news and shows Oppos’ continued promised support for their player owners, despite the company now no longer manufacturing […]

Oppo To Support HDR10+

JJVC Delays Release of New 4K Series of Projectors
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JVC Delays Release of New 4K Series of Projectors

SVS SB3000 and PB3000-First look
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SVS SB3000 and PB3000-First look

My Home Theater: The Acoustic Discoveries, Changes and Upgrades.
Acoustics 101-Absorbers, Diffusers, Reflections, Room Dimensions and Subs Introduction. Let’s apply a little of your new found sound knowledge from the first post in this series. Remember, we are not designing a room to build, just gathering information that will help with that and most importantly the treatment of an […]

Acoustics 101-Absorbers, Diffusers, Reflections, Room Dimensions and Subs

LOVE forever changes-45RPM Vinyl Review
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Love Forever Changes-45RPM Vinyl Review

Acoustics 101-Sound Basics 1
Acoustics 101-Sound Basics Introduction This is the first of three posts that will look at: Sound, what it is and some important parameters. The room, how to absorb sound and the correct placement of absorption and subs. How to design and make sound absorbers. You don’t need to have amazing […]

Acoustics 101-Sound Basics

Les Brown and His Band of Renown-Direct To Disc Vinyl Review 2
Les Brown and His Band of Renown-Direct To Disc Vinyl Review           Vinyl surface noise:  4+  (not pops and clicks) Dynamic Range: 4+ Stereo Imaging: 4+ Image depth/perspective: 4 Overall frequency response: 4+               Side One On Green Dolphin Street […]

Les Brown and His Band of Renown-Direct To Disc Vinyl Review

Dire Straits-Brothers In Arms-45RPM Vinyl Review
Dire Straits-Brothers In Arms-45RPM Vinyl Review           Vinyl surface noise: 4  (not pops and clicks) Dynamic Range: 5 Stereo Imaging: 5 Image depth/perspective: 4+ Overall frequency response: 5               Side One So Far Away Money For Nothing Side Two Walk […]

Dire Straits-Brothers In Arms-45RPM Vinyl Review

JVC DLA-RS640 ISF Calibration
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JVC DLA-RS640 ISF Calibration

Denon DP-400 and DP-450USB Turntables-First Look
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Denon DP-400 and DP-450USB Turntables-First Look

The Neophonic String Band-Direct To Disc Vinyl Album Review
The Neophonic String Band-Direct To Disc Vinyl Album Review         Vinyl surface noise: 4+  (not pops and clicks) Dynamic Range: 5- Stereo Imaging: 4+ Image depth/perspective: 4 Overall frequency response: 4+               Side One The Legend of Bill Munroe Ronoake Blue […]

The Neophonic String Band-Direct To Disc Vinyl Album Review